Mission Statement:

The purpose of the Elgin Public Library is to improve the quality of life of the Elgin community through providing information to meet the personal, academic, and recreational needs of our patrons.  Our organizational objectives are as follows:

To provide housing for the storage and display of print and non-print educational materials and to supervise their purchase, processing, and use.

To anticipate and respond to the changing needs and demographics of the Library's patronage by continuously monitoring and updating existing library materials and services.

To meet local community needs and growth by expanding the number and type of materials and variety of services offered by the Library.

To respond to the expressed needs of library patrons by making available those print, non-print, and services most frequently requested.

To provide services, physical space, materials, and programming for local community groups and educational entities.

To promote community literacy.